National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
Information

General Information about NICS

• Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence Brochure (pdf) (html)
• NICS 2005 Operations Report (pdf) (html)
• NICS 2003/2004 Operations Report (pdf) (html)
• NICS 2001/2002 Operations Report (pdf) (html)
  1999 and 2000 reports can be obtained by email request to a_nics@leo.gov
• NICS New 24-Hour Retention Bulletin
• NICS Fact Sheet
• Information for Federal Firearm Licensees
• NICS Index Brochure
• NICS Appeals Brochure - in English (html) (pdf)
• NICS Appeals Brochure - en Espanol (html) (pdf)
• NICS Voluntary Appeal File Brochure - in English (html) (pdf)
• NICS Voluntary Appeal File Brochure - en Espanol (html) (pdf)
• NICS Delay Brochure (pdf) (html)
• Guide for Obtaining your FBI Identification Record (pdf) (html)
• A NICS Delay
• Reasons Why NICS Denies (pdf)
• Total NICS Checks November 1998 – July 31, 2008 (pdf) (html)
• Federal Denials (pdf) (html)
  

Statutes and Legislation

• Brady Law (P.L. 103-159, Title I; 107 Stat. 1536)
• 1968 Gun Control Act, as amended by Brady Law (18 U.S.C. Chapter 44)
• Prohibited categories (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)-(9))
• Lautenberg Amendment (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9))

Regulations

• Federal Firearms Regulation Reference Guide Index
• Definitions of Prohibited Persons
• National Instant Criminal Background Check System Regulations (pdf)
• Brady Implementation (pdf)
• Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of New System of Records (Proposed Rule)
  • Exemption of System of Records Under the Privacy Act
• Temporary Rule -- Misdemeanor Crimes of Domestic Violence (ATF) (Proposed Rule)
  • Proposed rulemaking cross-referenced to Temporary Rule

Forms

• NICS Enrollment Form for FFL's
• ATF Forms

Links to Related Sites

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
• State Laws and Published Ordinances
• National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)

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